The Index of Employment Deprivation measures employment deprivation conceptualised as involuntary exclusion of the working age population from the world of work. The employment deprived are defined as those who would like to work but are unable to do so through unemployment, sickness or disability.

The table below summarises the number of neighbourhoods called LSOAs in Calderdale that are within 30% most deprived in England for this domain. There are 32,844 LSOAs in England, and 128 in Calderdale.

| Ward | 10% Most Deprived | >10% - 20% Most Deprived | >20% - 30% Most Deprived | Total | |-----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------| | Brighouse | 1 | | | 7 | | Calder | | | | 8 | | Elland | | | | 8 | | Greetland and Stainland | | | | 7 | | Hipperholme and Lightcliffe | 1 | | | 7 | | Illingworth and Mixenden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | | Luddendenfoot | | | 2 | 7 | | Northowram and Shelf | | | | 7 | | Ovenden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | Park | 6 | 4 | | 10 | | Rastrick | | | 2 | 7 | | Ryburn | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | Skircoat | | | | 7 | | Sowerby Bridge | | | 1 | 7 | | Todmorden | | | 2 | 3 | | Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | Warley | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | | **Calderdale** | **20** | **19** | **13** | **128** |

**Measures**

- Claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, aged 18-59/64
- Claimants of Employment and Support Allowance, aged 18-59/64
- Claimants of Incapacity Benefit, aged 18-59/64
- Claimants of Severe Disablement Allowance, aged 18-59/64
- Claimants of Carer’s Allowance, aged 18-59/64

Source: DWP, 2012/13 Further information Selected IMD 2015 results for Calderdale – including maps - are available to download from Calderdale Dataworks; IMD 2015 complete results for England are available from the Gov.uk website; for all other enquiries contact performance.businessintelligence@calderdale.gov.uk The Index of Employment Deprivation measures employment deprivation conceptualised as involuntary exclusion of the working age population from the world of work. The employment deprived are defined as those who would like to work but are unable to do so through unemployment, sickness or disability.

The tables below summarises the number and percentage of Calderdale residents of working age that are employment deprived by ward and district.

| Ward | Population aged 16-59\* | % Employment deprived | Number Employment Deprived | |-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| | Brighouse | 6,498 | 12.1% | 786 | | Calder | 7,091 | 10.5% | 745 | | Elland | 7,909 | 13.9% | 1,099 | | Greetland and Stainland | 6,515 | 8.1% | 528 | | Hipperholme and Lightcliffe | 6,214 | 8.6% | 534 | | Illingworth and Mixenden | 7,454 | 19.1% | 1,424 | | Luddendenfoot | 6,794 | 9.9% | 673 | | Northowram and Shelf | 6,473 | 7.0% | 453 | | Ovenden | 7,026 | 21.7% | 1,525 | | Park | 9,704 | 25.3% | 2,455 | | Rastrick | 5,620 | 12.2% | 686 | | Ryburn | 5,852 | 9.6% | 562 | | Skircoat | 6,756 | 9.3% | 628 | | Sowerby Bridge | 6,396 | 13.2% | 844 | | Todmorden | 6,971 | 15.6% | 1,087 | | Town | 8,364 | 18.1% | 1,514 | | Warley | 6,588 | 15.7% | 1,034 | | Calderdale | 118,225 | 14.0% | 16,552 |

\*IMD 2015 Population sourced from ONS 2012 Mid-year population estimates

Further information Selected IMD 2015 results for Calderdale – including maps - are available to download from Calderdale Dataworks; IMD 2015 complete results for England are available from the Gov.uk website; for all other enquiries contact performance.businessintelligence@calderdale.gov.uk